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Kings battle in Houston: It's Camelot vs. Spamalot, may the best Arthur win

TV drives partners to cheat on their spouses: A new shocking adultery study

Artist Mark Fox manipulates text and blurs lines in If That Then This

Hans Graf's farewell: Hang on to your Wunderhorn, this is Mahler like you've never heard it

City Life

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Secrecy still surrounds Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup: Please don't look at those tar balls!

The best city for young families? The Woodlands runs away with that honor in new rankings

Mystery solved: Bizarre mega-aircraft at Hobby Airport is part of Space City's forgotten past

Epiphany at the Villa: How a serene retreat of silence turned into a terrifying encounter with God

Fashion/Style

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Designer Toni Whitaker makes a dramatic comeback after a forced hiatus from fashion

Diamonds, pearls & 1920s flair mark Tiffany & Co. collection for The Great Gatsby

Great Gatsby movie flapper gown can be yours — for a mere $19,000

Fashion with a conscience: Chan Luu creates jewelry line from a world perspective

Food/Drink

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What would zombie survivors eat? A must-read blog for foodie fans of The Walking Dead

Max's Wine Dive comes clean on its 2nd Houston restaurant, promises a "unique" surprise

Another longtime sushi restaurant suddenly closes: Is this food craze on the wane?

Big restaurant win: Houston dubbed America's great new food capital by wowed national magazine

Home/Design

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The coolest gifts online: Houston entrepreneur aims to make handmade chic & cheap

Hometown girl turned celeb tastemaker Ronda Rice Carman lets you inside her drawers

Billionaire developer swoops in from NYC to present Decorative Center Stars of Design awards

The design event of the year: Your cheat sheet to Decorative Center Houston's Spring Market

Real Estate

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Defying the demolition craze: New $80 million downtown hotel to save a 102-year-old skyscraper

Historic Heights church to be bulldozed as more restaurants and stores move into 19th Street district

A major Houston grocery store is closing as trendier options crop up all around it

Houston art rumblings: Another theater jumps into the renovation craze, trying to update its Rice Village digs

Social Scene

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Guns do good: Shooting competition raises more than $770,000 for children in Houston

Hot cars, fine watches and beautiful Italian models build LaFerrari anticipation

Spring Fling brings the ladies out to shop, eat and coo over a sweetie designer

Music, dance & spoken word from top arts groups highlight Pink at the Brown

Sports

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Forget Collin Klein and even Case Keenum, this country music star's son is real impact Texans longshot

Reid Ryan a better pick than Nolan Ryan for Astros, but Luhnow still ultimately controls franchise's fate

What it really takes to be a pro triathlete: Behind the intense prep for Ironman Texas

No wives, no gala: Astros explain cancellation of Women's Center fundraiser, pledge $18 million for kids

Travel

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National magazine dubs Houston one of most affordable travel destinations in America

Punk times are back: New NYC fashion exhibit shows off spiked hair, safety pins and more

Films from French comedy master inspire dreams of a romantic Paris getaway

Another win for Southwest Airlines: Nonstop service slated for Washington D.C.

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CInco Drinko

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at home with cocktail recipes from Houston's top bartenders — and food, too!

By Darla Guillen

05.04.13 | 4:00 pm

The only way to improve on a holiday that encourages a rainbow of primary colors, strong cocktails and Mexican food is to forgo the driving home part of the celebration. If you plan on staying in t ...

New Game Changing Bar

New downtown bar vows to be cocktail pretension free: Great drinks and no attitude?

By Tyler Rudick

04.10.13 | 11:53 am

In spite of its impressively wordy name, Captain Foxheart's Bad News Bar & Spirit Lodge is all about the basics. "We're here to take the pretension out of the wh ...

Truth Telling

National travel writer calls Houston a much better trip choice than overrated, uptight Austin

By Tyler Rudick

04.09.13 | 12:41 pm

Yikes . . . Sorry, Austin. In a piece for the Huffington Post, travel writer David Landsel ranks the Lone Star capital No. 1 in his list of the world's 10 most overrated destinations. ...

The Cocktail King Expands

The downtown makeover continues with a new tequila bar from the all powerful one

By Tyler Rudick

03.26.13 | 4:52 pm

Cocktail guru Bobby Heugel revealed that his company — now officially dubbed the Clumsy Butcher — will be adding a mezcal and tequila bar to a celebrated food-and-be ...

Celeb spotting

Indie band Airborne Toxic Event discovers Houston food and drink scene during extended visit

By Michael Mandola

03.13.13 | 9:44 am

What does a break-out indie band that is in town to play the inaugural CultureMap Close-Up Music Series do in their down time? The Airborne Toxic Event, hot off the release of their new E ...

From hot dogs to ghosts

Houston is quickly shedding its bad tourist town rap: National pub touts it as a top destination city

By Tyler Rudick

02.19.13 | 2:02 pm

The Wall Street Journal doled out the Space City love in its regular "Take Monday Off" weekend travel guide, giving credence to Houston's ever-growing status as a destinatio ...

No chaser needed

The Holy Grail of Mexican tequilas finally hits the Houston market: This is no spring break shot

By Darla Guillen

02.08.13 | 12:03 pm

If tequila conjures images of shot glasses and spring break: You’re doing it wrong. Houston is about to receive agave nectar to sip, not shoot, and it’s thanks to local cocktail pros wh ...

Just updating

The man who will change Ninfa's? Bobby Heugel insists Tex-Mex icon's revamp will not be dramatic

By Tyler Rudick

02.05.13 | 1:37 pm

Some Houston foodies are freaking out over a series of long-overdue renovation projects at the original Ninfa's on Navigation. But before anyone calls the historic preservati ...

A crafty charity

Making Valentines and drinking beer: Foodies come together to help soldiers with packages of love

By Ruthie Miller

01.19.13 | 4:29 pm

Valentines for Soldiers sprang from humble roots, started by a small group of friends at Anvil in 2010. The group noted that our troops abroad get lots of attention over the busy holiday season, bu ...

Foodie News

Blacksmith Coffee is coming soon to Montrose landmark with serious foodie power from Erin Smith

By Sarah Rufca

11.28.12 | 4:32 pm

It's only been about a month since Erin Smith left her longtime post as executive chef of Plonk, and luckily for Houston foodies, she's already got another local gig lined up. Smith wil ...

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The Bow Wows of Dog Parks	Indie Coffee Joints

Market Square Park Danny Jackson Family Dog Park Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park Millie Bush Dog Park Discovery Green Ervan Chew Dog Park	Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz
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Late Night Bites	Quirky Houston attractions

Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky Taqueria La Tapatia	Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery
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Gallery Hopping in The Heights	Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche

Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery	Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex
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Cupcake Heaven	Where the NFL/NBA Players Play

Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes	Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)
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Happy Hour treats	Frosty Sno Cone Stands

Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House	MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach
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Swell Party Venues	Shops for the Hip H-Town Man

The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Houston Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes	Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts
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Cool hotel pools for chilling	Test Drives: Today's hottest cars

Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City	Formula One technology hits the streets: A sneak peek at McLaren's new supercar Revving up summer in the 2011 Chevy Camaro convertible: Does the top down love stack up? A sporty new Range Rover that's big on style: CultureMap previews the new Evoque The Ford Mustang GT convertible is the original pony car, but is it the best? An exotic tour of the town with Houston Motor Club: Inside the culture of hot car swapping Volvo S60 T5 strives to be a little naughty, but with nifty features it sure is nice The comeback kid: Chrysler experiences a renaissance with the 200 and 300
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Hotel Bar Great Escapes	Imperiled Architecture

The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat	River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears
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A-List Art Deco	Places to see an art house movie

Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown	Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30
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Free Museum Days	Downtown Watering Holes

The Menil Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Houston Museum of Natural Science Children's Museum of Houston Holocaust Museum Houston Blaffer Art Museum	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH
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05.22.13

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Houston restaurants dominate region's best list: Oxheart beats Austin's best easily

05.22.13

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Chris Myers, J.J. Watt & Matt Schaub help raise $1.2 million for Impact a Hero

05.22.13

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Houston Super Bowl to include a rocket ship ride, a Space Needle and big-name concerts

05.22.13

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Chefs stir up tastebuds in second annual Curry Crawl competition at Straits

05.22.13

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Free beer for a year just one of the perks of CultureMap's Mixer on the Map

23 \| may at 9:30 am	Eye Care for Kids' 15th Annual Gala and Golf Tournament
Hilton Houston Post Oak
23 \| may at 10:00 am	Emissaries: Galacticon III
George R. Brown Convention Center
23 \| may at 10:00 am	American Society of Interior Designers Show Home Tour
Riverstone
23 \| may at 11:30 am	Preservation Houston's 2013 Preservation Month Luncheon "The Texas Legation Papers, 1836-1845"
River Oaks Country Club